+hoges in wa Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Now that I have the recommended SD card, and been guided on the need to avoid Basecamp, can anyone tell me how I force my Montana to read the SD card when I place GPX files on it? The manual tells me how to insert the card but not how to access it. I can see it when I am connected to my PC but if I place a GPX file on it the unit doesn't see it until I place it on the unit's own drive. Hoges Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 If you copy the gpx file to the GPX directory (Maybe it's Garmin/GPX or Garmin/Garmin/GPX) that's on the device, it'll read the contents of that directory on boot. Unlike some of the older devices, it's not like there's a menu on the device to "load" from SD card; it just reads it once on boot. You'll know it's in the right place when the unit takes frustratingly long to boot the first time. That's when it's reading the card... Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Just to clarify Robertlipe's response: You first need to create a directory (folder) named Garmin on the SD card. Inside that directory, you can create your folders as they are named on your device (GPX, GGZ, CustomMaps, etc.) as needed. Any maps that you install go directly into the Garmin folder. If the files still aren't being read, you might check that the SD card is formatted with the FAT32 file system, and not EXFAT. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Look in [ GPSrChive > Montana > Function > Files and Folders ] for a list of directories on the Montana and the uSD card, and which files go where. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 As above, the most likely problem is the format of the card. A computer will read the card fine in exFAT, but the GPS will not see it. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Red90 said: As above, the most likely problem is the format of the card. A computer will read the card fine in exFAT, but the GPS will not see it. Oh yeah, definitely must be FAT32, not exFAT. Quote Link to comment
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